Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-05-05
OREGON. Apr. !. lss

But there do seem to bc some neces-
sites even there, viz" bone and mus
Gle. brain and capital" That is
strong and suggestive admission.
Strong. because no other country wants
more. and suggestive. because no west
crn ever admits All there is 10 be admit
ted. If he had said that they needed
also the energy and thrift Of Maine peo-
pie, he would then have mentioned
what thew always will uced; for the
climate OF Los Angeles County will not
maintain those attributes OF New Eug-
land character.
Nature makes no mistake. nor does
she fail 70 complete her task She does
not forget those of her children that
happen to live in a rigorous climate,
To them she gives increased energy.
and in time that works wonders. The
will i. stronger. the foresight keener.
the mind broad and deeper. the hab-
its # industry avd llugaiity t;rmcr.
New Enslaulcrs think heir climate
very severe and chaugcahlc, and so
they are continually looking about and
longing for land whose hreezes are
always mid and balmv. when. 70 their
own climate more than any other pow
er. do they owe their position among
the most enlightened people Of tie
world. The nature OF man demands
changes Mono:on is the enemy OF
vigor and holiness Mans natural
surroundings have much to do with the
formation Of his character. and he can
not avoid their effect, Even his Ian
g nsGfs oe'nays llH !I'eTyH " teil 9Sf
the rugged hill. and hardy forests in
which they grew In southern coun-
trie, the language grows softer,
smoother, and more musical. The
South Sea Islands version of the bible
have no words that end with consonant
sound except the proper names Soft,
flowing, .en>uous speech reveals the
efeminacy. incidence. and dreaminess
of the speaker
When a New Highlander visits the
Pacific coast, tile first things he Lotices
are the immense trade in iutoX ica;ing
liquor and the iudolence and careless
ness of the people. An old timer"
Is as conspicuous as a meeting house
in Maine village. Eastern energy
aud thrift make their marks but they
grow weaker in this equable climate rs
the years pass by. The chief eud OF
existence is to acquire wealth suddenly
and without labor. Consequently the
pei De have periodical crazes for spec
ulations, of which the excitement in
stocks a few months ago III san Fran
cisco and the present boom IN Los
Angeles County are examples. When
land worth not over twenty-five dollars
an acre is Unexpectedly vaulted to the
pretty sum of six hundred dollars an
acre. one may reasonably look for
limit soon to be reached. and a cessa-
ton accompanied by experiences not IN
like those enjoyed by certain individu-
ais of Hancock County just after the
mining excitement subsidized. Some
body makes the money and somebody
loses it. And it very often happens
that those who gain were we'll enough
off before and those who lose, ac,u-
ally needed every dollar they possess
ed
Though capital may be ''sown like
grain" in and about Pasadena, there.
will soon be sewers who will not reap
Great excitements are ever followed by
correspoEdingly great depressions. 1T
there is a place in the world that young
men should avoid, it is the Ole in
which money can be ''scooped up by
handfuls.' There i. no credit in get
ting money in any such way. aud no
good is ever done by -scooped-up'
riches. | can understand why, in a
country that would have delighted MI
dss himself. they should want "bones,
muscles, and BRAINS" but for my life l
cannot see why they should want cap
ital. ], unfortunately am one Of the
"tenderteet" that do not un ierstand
it.
People from the East in winter, while
riding through Los Angeles County, ARE
struck with wonder at the delightful
climate. 1t seems almost like leaping
into fairy land. A few hours ago.
they were in winter, now they are in
summer, and one probably as fine as
the summers on the coast of Maine, but,
from the contrast. appearing much
finer 1t is not surprising that they arc
charmed. If, however, they should re-
main through the summer and witness
the work of the sun streaming from
cloudless skies upon the brown, bare,
parched, thirsty earth, and continuing
for months till the drought was beyond
their former conception, it might be
that the long, severe winters of New
England would lose their terrors. The